Men's Soccer

No. 15 Brown Hosts Harvard on Saturday Night

Providence, R.I. – The No. 15 ranked Brown University
men's soccer team will host Harvard University at 7:00 p.m. on
Saturday evening at Stevenson Field. The Bears head into the
weekend with a 7-1-2 overall record and a 1-1 mark in the Ivy
League, while the Crimson arrive in Providence with a 4-3-4 record
and a 1-0-1 record in league play.

After five consecutive wins, including two against ranked
opponents, the Bears suffered its first loss of the 2010 season to
Princeton, 3-0, last Saturday afternoon in New Jersey.

Leading the offense has been junior forward Sean Rosa (Montreal,
Quebec) with four goals and three assists for a team-best 11
points, while senior forward Jon Okafor (Verona, NJ) and junior
T.J. Popolizio (Rexford, NY) are tied for second in goals with
three apiece.

Brown's tenacious backline that has given up just four goals in
10 games has been led by senior goalkeeper Paul Grandstrand (Orono,
MN), who has combined for a career-high eight shutouts stopping 36
of 40 shots faced. Grandstrand's .383 goals against average ranks
fourth in the country, while his .900 save percentage ranks
second.

Harvard leads the all-time series 46-27-11, and has won three of
the last five contests, including the last two. Last year, the
Crimson defeated Brown 1-0 in Cambridge with Andre Akpan's '10
game-winner in the 47th minute. Goalkeeper Austin Harms earned the
shutout in net with five saves in 90 minutes.

The Crimson are 2-1-3 on the road heading into Saturday's match
and has not played a conference road game yet. Brian Rogers is
leading the Harvard offense with three goals and an assist, and
Scott Prozeller ranks second in goals with two, and has handed out
one assist. Austin Harms leads the defense in goal with a 3-3-3
record this season and has recorded 27 saves.

After the game on Saturday night, the Bears have six games
remaining in the 2010 season, four of which are at home, including
two non-league games against Hartwick (Oct. 19) and Holy Cross
(Oct. 26). The Bears currently rank fourth in the Ivy League in the
standings, while Penn and Princeton and tied for first with a 2-0
record in league play, and Harvard stands alone in third with a
1-0-1 mark in the Ancient Eight.